The Best Charcuterie Plates in Toronto
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Best of Toronto
June 25, 2009
The charcuterie craze overtook Toronto restaurants less than five years ago, when an interest in local food and traditional methods drove chefs into back rooms to start making their own prosciutto, salami, bresaola, sopressata and sausage. In essence it's an expression of the cult of the pig, which began thriving when chefs sourced their own Berkshire, Yorkshire, Hampshire and Saddleback hogs, carefully finished with acorns, whey and grains. To most people, though, it's a plate of cold cuts and pickles. Comments (17)









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